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♦ AFTER wim nm i| 'â- '-â- â- â- â- â- â- â- â- â-  i "What would you do first, Eliza- beth, if you had one million dol- ;"A million dollars ! Goodness, I lon't know I Yes, I do, too. I'd buy Tom an automobile, Bob the run he wants so much, send muther to Europe, and â€" and â€" oh, I would make everybody happy that I could. But, first of all, I would buy a farm, w^iere I could have relays of poor shildron from the city's back streets oUt there in the open all summer loDi;.' "'But what would you do tor vour- lelf?" "A far-away look came into Eliza- Wth's eyes when this question was Slit to her. She leaned back in the Ig chair and gtized over the hill- Wps that were growing purple in ^e twilight. 'â- 'l would find Herbert, even if it Deant a search over the whole wide jforid." •â- Herbert! Who is Herbert ? I've tever heard you spe.ak of any Her- bert before. Do I know him? , Where does he live?" ''Ah. child. I wish I knew where ,lie lives, or if he is alive. Herbert Kaw>^jn and I have not met for •iwenty years. . ''It was twenty years ago, the '16th of June. Twenty years ago he •left Elmwood, and I Ivave uever kesrd from him since. . ''I have ivever spoken of Herbert 'k) you, dear; but I never cease to 'khink of him. Would you care to ikear an old woman's story of the only love affair she ever had i" ''Indeed, Elizabeth, I would. But jfou must not say j-ou aic an 'old woman.' You look almost as young fts I, who am fifteen years your junior. What is the story?'' ' 'Herbert Rawson and I were •choulmates, chums, c<^>mrades. We played together when we were chil- dren, and after we left school were fweethearts. 'Herbert went into his uncle's Itore, with the promise of being taken into partnership when he had learned the business. "The evening before his twenty- first birthday he was my escort at a dance given by the bachelors of the town. That was the chief social Bvent of the sea.son in Elmwoid â€" Ihe bachelors' ball. We all looked forward to it for months with the greatest anticipation. 'â- \Ve had had a misunderstanding which ended in a quarrel over a distant cousin of mine, Ed Drew, who had been paying me consider- »ble attention and who had invited me to go with him to the ball. 'A silly quarrel, that I am sure Herbert was as ash.-imetl of as I was myself. I was too. proud. to lend for him to come to me so we oould make it up, and he would not pocket his pride either. '"The morning of the ball I re- ceived a note from Herbert telling me that he wantecl to ask me a seri- ous question, and begged me. to give ttim the opportunity that evening ftt the ball. He was sending me a bunch of sweet peas, my favorite flower, and would take it as a sign that I would consent to him put- ting the question to me if I wore them pinned to my gown that even- ing. â- 'Oh, how happy that little note made mo ! Everything was all right, since Herbert wanted to have a private talk with me. Ev- erything could Ix! explained and I oould be really happy again. â- 'The flowers came, and with Ihem a note, which e.xplained that the florist was unable to get sweet peas, and was sending pink roses instead, hoping that they would be BOceptablc. The card inclosed was Herbert's. j •'Of course I wore the floweis jknd took with me the florist's note tucked in my gown so I could show Herbert that the florist was not to blame for the roses. •'Wli'.'n I entered the ballroom Herbert came directly to me with •ome friends he wanted me to meet. Introductions were given and wc all •tootl chatting together. ' • 'Herbert hatl my dance card fill- ed, putting his initials beside the first and hist number on each side. 'When he came to claim me fur the first dance he looked at my flow- •rs apiiarently for the first time, •^claiming, 'Roses. Eli--!abeth !' '1 should have told him then of the change of fUiwers, hut all I said was: 'Yes, Herbert! Roses!' 'His dear face paled, he took my »rm and we dancwl. During the waltz I slipped the florist's note in the pocket of his coat, telling him I wanted him to read it when he had liinc. "Directly after that dance Her- bert left the ballroom. That i>: the last time I have ever seen him. 'The ne.xt morning a long 'ett-r t*me, telling mc he had wanted to tsk nie to be his wife the night be- fure. That his uncle was going to >-.ke him into the firm on his tweu- ij ftr.'it birthday, but ho wanted my Ivvf and the promise to become his wife while he was just a clerk. "The roses FVore at the. ball had been to him a sign that I did Aot wish to grant him an interview, and a« life held nothing for him in Elmw<X)d but me, since I did not love hira he was going away for- ever. "It was a hysterical letter. "It told of a man's agony, of ihc failure to gain his heart's desire. "At once I sent to his uncle's house a note of explanation, but it wai returned t<> me unopened with the information that Herbert had l.eft town by an early morning '.rain and no ono knew where he had gone. "I have disliked rosea ever sir.re that day ; but if I had a milli.)n do! lars I Would search the world un- til I had found Her'oert, or at irast wha.t had become of him.'' Elizabeth and her companion were seate<! on the piazz.x of a ho- tel several hundred miles from their home during the recital of her life history. Back of them, just inside the ho- tel's parlor sat a gentleman whoso face wore the marks of struggle. Its browned surface was seamed with deep lines and his hair was almost pure white. As she finished her story, ha started from his chair, took a good look at the ladies through the open window at his side and then strode out on the porch, letting the screen door slam behind him. "Elizabeth, Elizabeth!" he cried as he stood in front of the startled women. '•You w-on't have to wait until you get a million dollars to find Herbert. Let him bring you the money â€" ^\'es, several million â€" and lay them at your dear feet, while he begs you to forgive him for being a heartless^ careles.* boy that night so many years, ai^o. "Here is the note, all yellow with age, that you slipped in my pocket while we danced. "I never read it, I never looked for it, I forgot all about it in my misery, in my abject disappoint- ment because you, as I thought, had not worn my tlowers, but those your cousin had .sent you. '•My darling, it was not until three months ago on my ranch in central Australia that I read this bit of paper that explains all about the roses. I was looking over an old chest and came across the very suit I wore, twenty years ago, to the bachelors' ball. Out of pure curiosity I slipped ray hand in one of the pockets and drew out this little note. Wunderingly I read it Then the light dawned upon me. I knew, 1 knew, dear, that you loveii me that night, and I have come back to you ris fi-,t as it was pos- sible to travel to find you a.id ask you the question I wanted to so much that night. "Elizabeth, it is not t.io iat^. Siy it is not !" Wildly Elizabeth glaiicd abi,;t her. Her companion li-id sl'ppid away. They were .ilone then ni the sweet twilight, with the perplexing hills ever growing darker. "Herbert, Herbert, Iâ€" oh, Her- bert. I have always 'oved yotl. Al- ways." But before she could say more her breath wa* almost rrushed cut of her body by his str-iing arms about her, his kisses upon her brow, her eyes, her lips. "Dearest, you shall bwe ;hc mil lion dollars, the farm, ^ue pn.r lit- tle kiddies to make happy anl ev- ery tiling you want, if ;»ou will <.niy forgive me and marry me. Say 'yes,' Elizabeth, say •>-33," quick- ly!" "Herbert, dear, you know I will ! Gracious, but you have !<rov;a big and strong and brown, if it -.vcre not for your eyes." But even that sentence was smith- ered by a long embrace. DETECriVES PROTECT «E.>IS. Duchr8.s of Marlborough Installs Them iu Ilcr Home. Following the example of Pier- pont Morgan, whose treasure house in lAmdon ha.j been more than once the object of an attack by burglars, the Duchess of Marlborough has now installed a band of detectives at Sunderland House, her residence in Mayfair, London. Six e.\-Scotland Yard men are now employed â€" three for daj and three for night duty. Although the mansion is fitted with the most finishe<.l and expensive system of burglar alarms, the duchess re- cently developed a state of nervous- ness that produced insomnia and was undermining her health. She commenced to carry about all her most >aliiiible jewelry, whenever she went abroad, but when it was pointed out to her that this was a dangerous proceeding, sho decided to atlopt the detective scheme of protection. Thi« little enterprise will cost her at least $6,000 a year, but .she thinks it is money well spent. The detectives parade the corridors all day and night, while one man keeps a watchful eye on strange visitors. Servants, too, are kept under obser- vation, for recent cases have shown they are often iu league with thieves. Evory marrietl woman is «a!;i>ticd that she could name 'iia tra-ikiest man in the world if called ui>ca t" do so. THEimOFWilRAIIDSOKe IN MONTENEGRO MEN LIVE ON WITH BULLETS IN THE.H. And a Maa Dying From Two Is Held a Viotim of the Will o( God. "It would be easy to mias the frontier of Montenegro if ono were not on the lookout lor it," says a writer in the Queen. "It i-s marked by a row of paving stones set obliquely across the road and a post painted with the Austrian Fjlack and yellow. Snortly after pa.ssing the border we saw two picturespue figures drop down from tho rocks with the grace and agility of chamois. They were dressed in the native garb of red jackets, wide blue trousers, white gaiters fastened up the back with brass hooks and sandals laced with string. They wore little caps and their rifles were slung over shoul- der. " 'The Prince's patrol,' said our driver, as they saluted and swung along beside the carriage. Ho re- plied to their questioning and ap- parently satisfied them, for without looking at passport.s or overhaul- ing baggage they saluted agiiin, fell behind and were lost ia the land- scape. "Then we turned inland and covered the level mile to Njegush. This important village is tho cradle of the present dynasty and the birthplace of King Nicholas I. IT IS A FERTILE SPOT and like all the cultivable land of Montenegro appears to be the basin of a long drj- lake. We were too high now for the vine, the olive and the orange. "Not even the wild pomegranate, so plentiful in Dalmatia, could fol- low us here. There were fields of rye and potatoes, or eartii pears. We lunched lightly at the inn on excello'nt rye bread and coffee- one can generally rely upon these and the wine being goixl â€" and when the horese were rested drove on through the valley, over a pa.ss and then down zigzags to Cettinje, which with its :J,000 inhabitants is the smallest capiUil in Europe. "The streets are wide and well metalled. The hou.ses are small, but they looked well built and com- fortable, and there are wells at various corners, where the people draw water in the evening. None of tho Montenegrins is greatly rich or greatly poor. The independ- ence of the individual is as remark- ab'e as that of the nation. We only saw two beggars in Cettinje, a crippled woman in a wheeled chair and a blind man who sang to the gusla. This is the national instrument, a ono stringed fiddle carved with a horse's head. "There are villalike palaces for the royal family and various rather imposing legations, but in the main both houses and churches are very modest in appearance and do not lay claim to any great antiquity. It was the people who interested us chiefly. "THE DALMATIAN SLOUCHES. He is always ready for a re.it, and though he falls into the most grace- ful positions upon a doorstep, against a tree or down upon his mother e.arth one gets tired of his picturesque idleness. The Mon- tenegrin has squarei shoulders and a stiffer back. He walks as if he wi.shes to arrive .somewhere and looks upwrad and outward like an eagle. "The peasants vear long coat? of white feltliko '^Ij:!! with bright sashes and all hav-* the 't irU;i' >r pouch common Ihroualnut Dal- matia. It is a big leather con- trivance, handy receptacle for pis- tol, knives, pipe and tobacco. The women are very comely, quiet eyed, dark haired. They wear handker- chiefs or lace vcila over their he.xds and long, sleeveless coats of a pale color, just touched with embroid- ery, a becoming dress for old and young. The Montenegrin wife does not hare a very easy time, she does nearly all the work and soon grows old. "We drove into Podgoritca one evening and met tho country peo- ple on their way home after a market, and the heavy burdens that the women carried astonished us. One trudged wearily along with a calf on her shoulders, wiiile her magnificent husband steppe<l out beside her carryingâ€" nothing ! It was a sight to make one feel in- dignant, but tho matter was soon explained. The man's duty is to protect the woman, and until re- cently the journey to market was apt to be> FRAUGHT WITH ADVENTURE. "No man could be hampered by carrying produce, and we were told that the woman, would get very angry if ho en rroached upon her sphere of work. This may or may not be true, but it would seem probable that after she had carried the calf for four i r five miles she might pardon the insult of the man who transferred it from her shoul- ders to hi-8 own. "On the nigiit of our arrival in Cettinje khaki coats were being ex- pcrimenttHl with for tlie first tune, with a view to tlitir being worn by the army. We wondered why they should be considered necessary, for the rough peasant coat fafls iu with the landaeape' even better. One streak of grime ui)on him and tho wearer is a stone among the atones, a tree stump in the woods, one sheep of his flock, a bit of broken masonry under a wall. No khaki can hide him better than his o .vn homespun, and in his native moun- tains he can defy both the eye and the spyglass. "The man of means does not wear this undyed material. He has a green witle .skirt<!d oiiat, with sleeves slit near the shoulder, so tnat he may wear the coat without them when it is warm. And this gives him a strange though very dignified appearance as he walk.s down the KaLunska Uliea, a sjiare pair of sleeves hanging behind him and his 'struka.' a brown, carpety plaid, with srieks of color, folded over his shoulder, its long fringe swinging at every sU'p. When tho soldier takes the field the struka is his blanket. It is much smaller and stiffer than the Scottish plaid, but it is almost waterproof, and the highlanders of Montenegro consider it a sufficient protection against | WIND AND R..\IN AND SNOW, i ".-Vll alike wear the poetic head-' dress of tueir country, a little round sap, which is at once a dirge, '. a lyric and a song of victory. It has a red top and a brim of ped- dled black silk, which is u.sed as a' purse. The black is mourning for the lost country ; the red is in memory of the blood which has been shed. On the crown are five lines of gold arranged like a rising sun â€" they are lor five centuries of glori- ous independence â€" and below them, in the Russian eharacter, are tho initials of the beloved ruler who has lately lieen made King. "Tho Montenegrin type of face is short, square, brown eyed, dark haired. It is ready enough to smile, to see a joke, but in repose it has a tragic sadness, a look of mourn- ing that matches the black cap brim. What do the Montenegrins mourn in their sunny home ? Per- haps it is the Herzegovina, a fairer and more fertile land. It was once their country, hut the tide of Turkish invasion <irove them from it, and they fled to the Black Mountain and wrung a living from its eray, unfriendly slopes. "They sowed their .seeds in the little pockets of earth that collect in dips and dells in the rock and built themselves houses of the plentiful stone. They grow hardly from the hard life, looked forward to the time when they would have their revenge upon the Turks and kept their weapons sharp and their wits bright against the day. "The soil is rich, but there is very little of it, so every patch is made to contribute its half dozen pota- toes or its ILVNDFUL OF GRAIN. 'You will wonder,' said a Dalma- tian friend, 'how such a country can grow such tall, fine men,' He had been in Cettinje in October, 1909 at the time of tho ratification of the treaty by which Austria annexed Bosnia and lite Hcrze- govine. He said that war had seemed certain and that the Mon- tenegrins wished to cross the bord- er immediately to attack the Auitr- ians, so indignant were they that the country which was once thtrs and from which their Prince .ad oust- ed the Turks, should be given away by Europe to Austria. "Envoys c.irae in from .all the villages eagerly asking. 'Will there be war to-day I' The standards wore on their w.xy to tne church. Ono was carried by an old man over 60. who was told that he was too old to fight. He retorted that his family had held the banner for 300 years, and that until his son, for whom ho had cabled, returned from America he would yield it to none. But the envoys went sad- ly back to their village to say that there would be no war. The Prince counselled p>eace and his loyal subjects obeyed him. "Tho Montenegrin's simple field equipment hangs in a corner of this house. It consists of a rifle and a new pair of 'opanak.a' (sandals). The question of supply and transport does not occupy the staff very seriously, for a man will live two days on apiece of bread the size of his fist. He takes three days rations with him when he g(_>es out to fight, and if he wero asked why he did not take more he would answer. 'I have enough for three days. By that time either 1 shall have killed tho enemy and taken his fcnxl or else I shall be dead myself.' "These were the views held by the people whom we saw walking arm in arm at Ccttinie in tlit> cool of tho evening or talking in little groups. Now and then ono splen- did BLUE AND SCARLET UNIT would detach itself and stride up to another, salute, perhaps kiss, shako hiuids, say a few smiling words and then withdraw again. We wore as much impressed by the oharni of their manners toward each other as by their unfailing Courtesy to strangers. Tnev treat one another with great affection and respect untilâ€" 1 But the re- volver that peeps out of the re<J iMlhjE^r 'toiitoa' is alwayt ready iur use and tho. blood feud is a living and a «lreadful reality, and no mere dramatic fragment of ii dead past. Part of the Montenegrin's social creed is that 'he who avenges himself is blessed.' "A lady who knows tlib country well told us that after one of these encount'.rs, when a man who 'owed blood' liad iiet-n inort.ally wounded and died, sho made her viewa upon the subject known. Tho sur- vivor insisted that it was G<xl'swill ttiat his enemy should die. Our friend pointed out that it was not very likely that he could live when ho had oue bullet in the chest and another in the knee. 'But tliat is only two bullets,' returned tho man. 'Some of us have eight bul- lets in us and wo are not dead. It a man dies from only two bullets it must surely be the will of God!' "Bravery is not lacking. It was an ancestor of King Nicholas who held tho monastery of Oetrog with thirteen against several th<jusand Turks, and wiien a bomb thrown by ttie enemy lit upon the Ostrog wall the Vladika seized it and flung it back, and it burst in the Turkish ranks ami drovi- them oH.. There aro not only many tales of the splendid past, but thero ia also to- day so much that is nob'e and heroic that one could wish for an- other Homer to arise an^4 celebrate this land of war and song." IT PAYS TO ANALYZE COAL. What Conies From One District !)Iay Vary Very Much, Lti misiry has s:iown tnat coals from the same district may vary as greatly as cuts of meat from the same beef. That coal varies great- ly in its proportiim of ash, sulphur and iKMt luubs (tho elements that affect the value of steam coal) is shown by the exhaustive tests that many large users now require be foro purchase. .\ neglect of this precaution ([ti-ii re.iults disastrously. Eor instance, accoroing to Business, a manufact- urer who had taken advantage of an opp<rtun:ty to .«ave a few dol- lars on tho first cost of his coal by buying some that he had been as- sured came from the same di.striet as tho goud Coal ho has formerly u.soil. so<}n found himself in consid- erable iro'.-ble The increase in eonsuinption to keep up the required amount of steam wan -o great that tin; added labor brought forth immediately complaints from the engine room. Firing had to be almost incessant and grates became elo-ggod so rapidly tliat staking was also c'o.so to a continuous opiTalion and all the while the ash pile w;u jjr-iwing into a mountain. A chemi.st was calhxi in Onally to look into the condition. He did so, and his test pro\cd that the coal contaiiK^d a fraction le-ss than two-thirds ash. Such lessons co.^t money, but they have to be learned in some way ;ind tho great a.-h heap, two-iliird.i the size of the original coal pile, made a striking object lesson. ; The storage of coal is also a con- ! siderable Hem. I''rcqiient handl- ! ing will greatly increase its cost. ' In one plant where an e.xpert was called in to advise on this subject he discovered that the company was spending .53 cents a ton on the transportation of coal from the time it r'^a-ehed tho siding until it went into the furnaces. j In a Gorman factory firemen trained to appreciate tlio -I'ientific principles involved in t!^ work pro- duced a saving <iver the work of the regular but untrained si. kers of .?«..jO a day. or $50 a week of M4 hours. The un- ^ trained mt}n h.id pr- d'- -ed a ther- mal efficiency of 60. 6 per cent., while the trained stokers, on the same job. brought it up to 72. T per cent., an actual saving if expressed in dollars .-ind cents of .'if8.,">0 a day. In another German plant where a similar te-t w.as made a savinar three times the amount of that just quoted was pr(duced. WEDDING PRESENTS. Sent on Approval in Eniland and Returned Alter Wedding. .\ trick to make a good showing of presents at a wedding has been repealed recently by a London, (England) firm of silversmiths, who say that certain of their customers h.xve sent for six or seven wtnldrng presents at about i?'i0 each, to bo sent on approval to their houses, all tho goods being returned after the wedding with a note to the ef- fect that they were unsuitable. This is certainly a cheaper plan than hiring presents, as in.iny mid- dle class families have done in the past. As it is a time In.'iiored cus- tom to show wedding presents in England it is po.-^sible to hire silver dishes, knives, forkes, rose bowls, out glaas dishes, itc, should friends and relatives have failed to do what is expected of them for the brido and l>ridegroom. The gO( <ls that are used in this way are all labelled with good wishes and other ui)propriat<.> in- scriptions and plactxl among the genuine gifts. .After festivities are over they ar»! returned with the sum <lue for their use. Natural- ly they are not much luandled and do service for a long time in this way. WARS M Will SORE COME' PROPHET FORECASTS TROD-i BLOLS TIMES. Predicted That Many Cunntries/ Will Soon I'niihfuth the Sword. Tho quarrel that so suddenljr broke out bolwoen Turkey and Italy came as no surprise 1» any- one who has made a study of the affairs of nations. It was simply a caso of long-continued ill-feeling coming to a head. Fur years jiast, Italy and Turkey have been stead- ily rubbing one anotlier the wrong way in Northern Africa, says Lon- don Answers. It was tho same lietween Francj and Germany recently. Not a diplomat in Europe but knew thai those two great countries would sooner or later try to pay off old scores. 'ihere is no love lost be- ween France and Germany. France can never forget bow. forty yeara ago, Germany caught her dis- organised and unprepared, and compelled her to hand over an indemnity of two hundred millions sterling, bc^iides two of her heal provinces. Those provinces, Alsace and Lorraine, have been a thorn in the side of Germany ever since. Nations have their feelings ju.sfc like individuals. The Kaiser would get no welcome if he were imprud- ent enough to vi.sit Paris. The memory of the days when Paris waa in German hands is too recent and bitter Sooner or later the air will be clearedâ€" by war! THE COCKPIT OF EUROPE Au.stria is in for troublous times when its ag"d emperor <lies. No- thing is more likely than war with Italy or Germany â€" perhaps with both. Students of international polities decliiro that .Xuatria- Hungarv wi'l flv into bits when tho tiilhfc urip of Francis .Joseph is re- Iiixed. Twenlv milliona of its in-- habitants are Germ.Tn by bhxxl and speech and sympathy â€" and Ger- many naturallv turn; a greedy eve t<iwards them. The south- west cn^'rier is as Italian .ns Italy it .<ell, an<l Italv has old scores to pav. Over three millions in the south-east are of Servian blood. It is not at all iinnrobnble tnan within ten years .-Vustria-Hnngary. if not d'snii'inbered peacefully, will bo the cockpit of a big European war. Sooner or later, too. say most people, war between Great P'-itiin and Germany will come. Gi-nnany was a late stiirter in the race for colonies, and wants a blotter out- ' let for her trrowinc nopulation and commerco tlian tho few junglf's and barren deserts that am all .sh< possesses abroad. Britain hab' tat-on her nii'k â€" in'I Germany con- s'diTs herself unfairly elbowed out of things. The friction tb.nt le<i recentlv t>i the «en'ration of the hitli(!rto joint kinsr^loms < f NORWAY .VND SWEDEN is not dead yet. and might easily end in war, but for two things. They aro not stning enough to fight, if the Great Powers disapprove of their fightin^j-and Russia is very close, and very ready for fresh ter- ritory. Peru and Chile have reached such a point of pro.sperity that the ill- will which exists l)etween then is* very serious matter. Tlieir quar- rel Ls .about a boundary. It runs vaguely tlirouKh dense jungles on the slopes of the .\ndi's. jungles unexplored as yet, but certainly <if immense value in these rubber- growing days. Whatever war breaks out in the West of Europe, poor Belgium will certainly bo in it. Biggei' nations will certainly u.se her territory as a short cut. Switzerland is luckier in that way. No thought of possible wars ne<>d ever w<jrry Switzerland. She has no sea coast, and -so h.is no navy Her army she could as easily do without. * FACT AND FANCY. It's no use giving the cold shoul- der to a vegetarian. Wild peacocks abound in Mada- gascar. Telephone kisses, like straw hats, are not felt. j It is easier for a plain woman ti^> be good than a pretty oneâ€" but what woman admits that she ij plain ? Tho king of Spain draws a salary of .?750,0O0 a year. Noah, that wonderful promoter, floated a comjiaiiy when the whola world was in liquidation. A bee, for all its industry, can only collect a tablesixjonful of honoy a year. You can toll by the tone of ft man's voice when lie's going to pr«»«| pose, girls- there's a ring in it. REASONS FOR JOY. Guest "Look liero, this mirror i»^ .so fearfully dirty that I can't see. my face in it." Hotel Servant â-  "It strikes in« you ought to be thankful for tltat, instead of making trouble abusjf it." (